College Applicants Exceed Admissions

Pickels, Mary, Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

College freshmen still intending to apply for fall admission to
area colleges should take heed: From community colleges to private
and state institutions, admission offices are reporting what appears
to be an across-the-board increase in applications.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that it no
longer is accepting applications for freshman general admission at
its main campus.

Slippery Rock University also has closed its application process,
said Amanda Yale, associate provost for enrollment services.

"We closed last week with a goal of enrolling 1,550 for fall,"
Yale said, noting that the figure was the same in 2009.

"We now have 1,636 students who have paid their deposit and
enrolled. But from experience, we know some will change their mind
before fall classes start," Yale said.

The process is fairly typical for the university in Butler County
as it seeks to stabilize its freshman class at a growth rate of
about 2 percent a year, Yale said.

At IUP, it's not the first time that applications have been
closed, said spokeswoman Michelle Fryling.

"This year it was fairly early," she said.

IUP received a record 12,351 applications for the fall freshman
class -- up 800 from the 2009 freshman class, according to James
Begany, associate vice president for enrollment management. A total
of 3,100 new freshman students have been accepted.

This year's number of applications comes on the heels of record-
breaking enrollment of 14,638 students for the 2009-10 academic
year.

The 3,100 figure is "on target" for the school's maximum
admission figure for fall, Fryling said.

At St. Vincent College in Unity, application records have been
set during the last three years. Some applicants were placed on
waiting lists.

Spokesman Don Orlando said applications will be reviewed until
residence halls are at capacity.

Freshman enrollment for fall 2009 was 448.

"College strategy is to maintain enrollment at about this level,"
Orlando said.

At Seton Hill University, freshman applications are up 17 percent
over last year at this time, officials said. …

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